It's not just Ocasio-Cortez: Here are 7 freshman Democrats to watch
The list includes the first black woman ever elected to Congress from Massachusetts and an openly-gay Ivy League-educated lawyer from Kansas.
By HEATHER CAYGLE 11/24/2018 07:10 AM EST
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez first rocked the political world by toppling Queens party boss Rep. Joe Crowley and the incoming freshman continues to shake up the way things are done on Capitol Hill.
But the 29-year-old democratic socialist isn’t the only newcomer looking to leave her mark on the 116th Congress.
More than three dozen freshman Democrats will join the House next Congress — the biggest Democratic class in four decades and the most diverse group ever elected.
The incoming class boasts a range of backgrounds and ideologies, from liberal insurgents like Ocasio-Cortez to candidates who scored unexpected victories in deep-red districts long claimed by Republicans.
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One to watch?
Not even sworn in & already opposing the Democratic leadership, the Party that brought him to the House.
Yes, there's a good reason to be wary of one or more of these new members alright.
Not all rode the Dem Party coattails to DC for the same reason.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1079722
BEN McADAMS
From the link
Rep.-elect McAdams says he wants to get to work on DACA, could vote for a GOP speaker over Pelosi
Rep.-elect Ben McAdams, D-Utah, has pledged to oppose Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s bid for another term as speaker of the House.
But with no alternative Democrat running yet to challenge Pelosi, D-Calif., does that mean McAdams would cross the aisle and support a Republican speaker?
“I guess we’ll have to see who is running,” McAdams said.
During a Wednesday interview with The Salt Lake Tribune’s “Trib Talk" podcast, McAdams said he intends to vote for someone as speaker rather than vote “present” — or abstaining — as some Pelosi critics are expected to do. But McAdams declined, or was unable, to specify who would carry his support during the upcoming leadership votes.
“It’s important to take a stand,” he said. “The Democratic Party wants to be the party of new ideas and inclusiveness. And I think it’s time to make way for new leaders.”
Stab in the back, is more like it.
Traitor 
"most of them, sooner or later, figure out that they are part of something bigger than themselves or they fade quickly".
checking it twice -- starting from the top -- for those who want to know who the movers and shakers are and what they're planning. Nothing wrong with smiling at these new faces.
But for god's sake let's take the media rings out of our noses and throw them away. They like NEW and shiny, are bored with people they've been writing about before, even if our existing experienced and powerful committee leaders are where the real action is.
Speaking of the holidays, 
On Black Friday, a group of Democratic lawmakers want to stop “Grinch bots” from scooping up all the inventory of the year’s hottest Christmas presents. “Grinch bots cannot be allowed to steal Christmas, or dollars, from the wallets of countless consumers,” ... The Democrat from New York was one of the three senators announcing new legislation that seeks to block third-party systems from gaming the online sales systems of major retailers to buy out inventory and then re-sell it at a much elevated price points.
“Grinch bots are stealing the holidays by snatching up hot toys, driving up prices, and leaving parents empty handed on Christmas morning. We successfully banned ticket bots and we can use that same strategy to banish toy bots once and for all — putting consumers back in charge,” Blumenthal said in a statement. ...
“Letting these grinch bots continue to rig the retail market and squeeze consumers doesn’t just hurt families during the holidays, it hurts small business owners, entrepreneurs, innovative product creators and all legitimate retailers throughout the year,” said Rep. Paul Tonko, a Democrat from New York who announced he was introducing a House companion.
Glad to see the "old & boring establishment" 
Dems dedicated to doing it, not just saying it.
They are the true movers & shakers.
Thanks for the post
"The Democrat from New York was one of the three senators announcing new legislation that seeks to block third-party systems from gaming the online sales systems of major retailers to buy out inventory and then re-sell it at a much elevated price points. "
